Category: Agriculture

Rice section of the farm Absence of farm machinery for hire, lack of credit facilities and activities of herdsmen have been identified as major impediments to successful practice of large scale agriculture in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer, Skapomah Global Limited (SGL) Farms — an agric business company, sited in Anigbado, Abeokuta – Imeko Road, Yewa […]

‘If tiny Israel could feed self, why not South East?’ Stakeholders in agriculture and farmers in the South West, yesterday, allayed fears of food scarcity following the alleged stoppage of food supply to the region. But they were quick to challenge state governments in the region to take full advantage of massive fertile land in […]

Farmers accuse govt of lip service to economic diversification FG earmarks 1.73% against 10% Maputo declaration Failure to boost sector spells doom, ex-PAN boss warns Allocations by federal and state governments to agriculture in 2021 have fallen below five per cent, less than half way into the bottom line agreed to at the Maputo and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to deploy all refurbished tractors to farmers to boost agricultural activities in the country. The Vice Chairman of NASENI, Prof. Mohammed Sani Haruna, told State House correspondents that the president gave the order when he updated (Buhari) him on the activities […]

A vendor wears a face mask as she waits for customers at the Kea Farm in Cameron Highlands near Brinchang in Malaysia’s Pahang state on November 28, 2020. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, the UN food agency said […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, said it is injecting N25b into the cassava value chain this year.  The move, according to the Apex bank is to curb $600 million spent on the importation of cassava derivatives into the country. This is just as the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in the collaboration […]

By Olamide Francis The theme of this year’s World Food Day – “Grow, nourish, sustain together. Our actions are our future.” –  is a wake-up call to all and sundry especially African nations and more importantly, sub-Saharan nations. It reiterates the common advisory proverb of “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail.” With […]

The National President of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Ibrahim Mam, has urged poultry farmers in the country not to be discouraged by the situation facing the business in the country.  The president, who was represented by the National Vice-President, Southwest of the association, and Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Prince Olabode Adetoyi, […]